Valve.



`E. W. ROGERS.

` VALVE. APPucAnmf FILED fia. 4,1915.

Patented, Feb. 15,1916

l i all ,whom itfniag/ concern.'

I y STATES PATENT OFFICE.

" EDWIN. `vim-main ROGERS, oF CHICAGO, ILILINoIs.

Be Lit knownithat 1,1 EDWIN WILLIAM morgens, 'a citizen of the UnitedStates, and

-residentlof Ghicago,`in` the county of Cook 5. "andJState of Illinois, have invented certain fn W and useful Improvements'in Valves, of 'l liftliefollowing`is` a specification. i

` My` invention relates to locking valves for automobiles:andhasgparticularreference to l "19. avnovelvalve-menibeiradapted 'for location i he `lntake manlfold'between "tliecarbuf f ter` and the cylinder. f 1 t tionvvith locking means suchas disclosed u n` he.cofpendingfagplicaton `of Edwin Y. p gers and` myself, erial No; k6001, filed concurrently herevv/lthifiV As set forth `1n that use of the easejwith which the lockmay onsiderablequantity ofgasoleii 'by means hichithe engine may be driven some fdisply-of ,ggasolene.V y inventioncontemplateslthe:use of a e which` shall vbe located in `the intake liar construction that it may notbe ta1nd' `with or `broken. open by ,any of the ans at thecommand of `van erdinary thief vvhoha's notV an "abundano of time Within gure `1 1s an ,elevation showing-merely referably being between `thecarlmnd` above thej'earbureter jll'. f' lockdevicer may consist;` in*V a casing` V12, hav.`

at of: the ov ening` in the intake" mani-v fnd` ott/onu` Acover plates 15, 16,

y y invention isintended for use'in conplication, itis hnot-f"unusual toI JrovideA a i "k^`ofsome "sort forthe ignition-or"injqthe 20 asoleile line butgsuchv` locks are ineffective y vercome and becauseofthe fact thatthe f carbureter of-the engine contains at'allftimes ncefvvithout` the 'necessity/for a further" ifold y and which shall -be of suchocation of the locking device, 'such yloca-v Referring `more particularly 1 to4 the'f lia'vv?Y ngs itfgwill befseen thatIprelfer-tol I nfount` A waive" orshuttelr'in 'theV intake manifold apertured `earsvl, and provided with av ugh opening-145,f`of a size corresponding f liefe iePPliiefl .feve'eene 12,

Specieaton of Letters Ilatent. PatentedFeb. 15, 1916... n alienation ined february 4, 1915. serial Ne. 6,031.y A

' and' are each provided with apertured ears -of a size 'corresponding to those on tl1ve`casfing.l These' .top` and, b ottom cover plates maybe pinned orriveted to the casing 'as at 17;. The three parts arebolted to .suitable .flanges 18, 19, on `the-nizmit'old andcarbw The nuts and the lower end'of `thebolts are apertured as at 21, and after the parte are 1n placea screwis"ent ered irl the aperture tion Without drilling out the- Screw. 'SlidV ably mountedY Within thelowerfcover plate 16, isa shutteror valve 22, this shutter being provided with rack teeth23,j24,won its upper;

surface, as bestshown infFig., 2.` The rack teeth 2,3, are `short whereas theteeth 24,' are is engaged and actuated by-a pinion 25, se-

mounted in a flexible' -casing .27, and comv nected toa-locking' element Whichkmay be mounted on the dash of thecar. The pinion 2.5, normally vengagesthe rack vteeth 23, dur.-` 'ing the openingand .closing movements of;`

the valve the pinion being"` 1n register '-With the teeth 24,lronly in the closed position 'of'. the valve. The end `of the shaft 26, Whioh` projects into` the casing l2, has a bearing ,in a bracket 2 8, projecting,downwardly from considerably longer.' This shutter.` or slide thetop vcover plate lnasmuch as 'it might/bev possible for 'a1 thief to sever the4 shaft andcasing'2', 'and :rotate the shait thereby' 'opening'the valve, I have provided` on "the shaft `26,- and .bearingagainst4 the pinion'isl lin engagement with .suchteeth it wvilllbeseen lthat the .valve vcannot be' opened inasmuch as the pinion Willhavefn meshing` 24.` Thisl situation .will occurin the'fevent :the shaft '26.is'severedi ."Howeven the o'a sing. eove'ringthe shaftV might again'j be sev ered at a point. nearer they. carbureter, `the shaft retracted -andfthevaglve' opened; To'

"providea'gainst this Alocatefon the bracket pinion `25, .a'coiled-spring 29, this spring tending Ito, elongate t he. shaft` and force the Lpinioxrinfto the 'longerteeth .2,41 When the ,engagement beyond the extentofA theteethY said valve. beingprovided ivithyraek teeth of different lengthaa pinionengagingsaid" 20 .fioninto an inoperative position 'with rela#r 'tiontosaid valve', substantially asfdescribed.

ginge therewith.. 'The .catchpisinrgedffnto ,engagementwith the shaft'by coiled spring. A33.' s the shaft- `the .spring 29,' will force thejpinion andfl l 'believe this provides an extremely etti-IQ.'

i' s. severed sha ft to the' right, as viewed in Fig. :2, where?y lnpon the. eatcfll). will drop into the notch' 3L. and prevent the return' of the shaft without taking the easing' apart. f cient locking device by nleanswrf Whitehall L possibleuse ofthe engine is 'prevented ex-y .cept hv those alithoriZed-,to use thesinne.`

Iclaimr l. In ai'nlve', the combination of ajcasing' having :i rover, a slide'valve in'said, easing,

rarl'teeth, and ineans for .forcing said pin?.`

- 2.. I n a v al ve-n'ieclnlnislm the combination Aof.' a `casiligg'zi valveK inounted'in, said casing,

a pinion and shaft forv operating said valve,n

ineens folpforciiig said piniony into aninop- .erative' positionwvith relation-to 'said' y"valve .npon severing;` said shaft., andmeans for *.locking said pinion in 'such inoperative position,substantiall)7 as described. l

3. In a locking'valvefork automobiles, the

` j-ronibination 'of a casil'ig located ing'the intakezmanltold of'anfengilie, a valvein said casing, a shaft vand pinion'for ,aetuatingsaid val\`"e, and means for loeking'saidpinion with relation to 4said lvalve upon severing ofdsaidjshaft. suhsnvintiallv as'described.

Ina `valve for ailtornobilts, the ucombination ofa casingv having' an opening cor responding: to the opening .in the r'intake anifold ofanQ, gliding, a valve .movable L operatinglneans upon sever '45 :substantially as described. i

5. In. a valveof theclass lescribed,[tl'ie "combination of a "asinlg` having a cover, a slide valve having a- 'rack upon one face s r"across said opening', a shaft for actuating said valve, and means for loeking'lvsaid valve ing ofsnrd' shaft,y

thereof, said' vvalve being,y mounted inthe caslngnnfpinion engzigi'ing said rack, :i-,fshaft vfor actuating said. inniorna slning normally' ygfaggeabde -onl valve casm plnionpisfforced intov an inoperative position I up' .nisevering osaul shaft, substantlally asy 'deseribedy .l .y f` 6.`In 'a ocking devieegfor automobiles, the

Ycombination `of 'a Casing; ay valve lmonnted 'in *said casing, means for positively7 moving v`said `valve to openand 'closed positions, said operating,`r neans beinganormally restrained 60` *freine assuming an inoperative position,

means operable upon the .disarrangement of 'said operating .means for looking said valve invclosed position, substantially as described.

7. In' a lockingr device/for automobiles, Vthe 65 combination i of ay Ivalvefy 'casing having a -valvethereinand provided withfa cover, "means for 'posltlvelyl In ving said'valve to open `.and closed positi s, and means for .locking `said valve iii-lts closedy position 70- upon disarrangementjofthe actuating means therefor, saidgloelging means being disennpon l the removal of said 'vel'.,vv` substantially as de-v 8. Ina device' of the class described, the' combination of'a-'casing'havinga cover, a

valve` mountedinrsaid casing, a shaft for woperatmg'said valve, a spring normally tendingtoelongate said shaft and to lock 80 said valve upon severing said shaft, the ar# `rangement I belng such that. the locking means may not bev disengaged Without removal of thecasingco'ver,substantially as desoribedfy k y" A 9. Inv a device the vclass described, the combination of a casing, a valve mounted therein, shaft associated withv and adapted to positively move said valve into open and 'closed positions, and lockirrxgg,` means as- 90 sociat'ed with "said shaft andfvalv'e, said locking means being operable, only upon the 'severingy of .said shaft, said locking means substantially as described@` being located entirely 'Within said casing,

SignedatChicago, Ill., th1s2`nd daybf February, 1915. l 'i 'EDWIN Witnesses: i f Unas, T. NEURDA'Y, l

T. D. BUTLER.

WILLIAM Roenes'.

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